AMX MAX Servers - Manual (Page 61)

Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers
55 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers
5. Check the box next to the failed drive that you are removing, and click the Remove Drive button at
the bottom of the screen.
6. Check the box again and click the Add Drive button at the bottom of the page.
7. Check all boxes next to all the drives (only in the array that contains the replaced HDD).
8. Check the Force Continue On Source Errors checkbox at the bottom of the screen.
9. Click the Rebuild Unit button. Expect a delay of approximately two minutes before the rebuild
process begins.
10. Click on the Home tab at the top of the screen to return to the Home page, where you can monitor
the process of the rebuild.
Once started, the process of rebuilding the array should take approximately 1.5 hours to
complete. Do not interrupt this process.
The message “Rebuild Complete” is displayed next to the drive (on the Home page) when the
process is finished.
At this point you can close the Disk Management Utility, and continue to use the server as
usual. There is no need to reboot the server.
Step 4: Authenticate the New HDD
When an HDD is replaced in a MMS server, it must be authenticated before the system will play media
content. HDDs are authenticated using two criteria, unique to each replacement HDD:
HDD Serial Number: 8-characters, printed on a decal located on the bottom of the drive.
HDD Authentication Key: 16-characters, printed on a piece of paper included with the new
HDD.
The HDD authentication process is handled via the built-in user-interface on the MMS server which is
accessible via the telnet window provided in WinMAX.
a) Open a telnet session with the MMS server:
1. Launch WinMAX, open the System Information tab, and verify that you are communicating with
the intended MMS server by checking the Server IP Address or URL field.
2. Click on the Server Configuration button to open a telnet window.
3. After a brief delay, the Admin Menu is displayed (FIG. 48).
b) Authenticate the new HDD:
1. Select Authenticate a New HDD from the Admin Menu.
2. Enter the 8-digit serial number of the HDD. (printed on a decal located on the bottom panel of the
HDD).
3. Enter the 16-digit authentication key supplied by AMX for that HDD (printed on a slip of paper
included with the replacement drive).
Before the HDD can be authenticated to the server it must first be added into the
array.